Afrikaans versprei | ||
Albanian shpërndaj | ||
Amharic አሰራጭ | ||
Arabic نشر | ||
Armenian տարածել | ||
Assamese বিতৰণ কৰা | ||
Aymara jaljaña | ||
Azerbaijani paylamaq | ||
Bambara tila-tila | ||
Basque banatu | ||
Belarusian распаўсюджваць | ||
Bengali বিতরণ | ||
Bhojpuri बांटल जाला | ||
Bosnian distribuirati | ||
Bulgarian разпределя | ||
Catalan distribuir | ||
Cebuano ipanghatag | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 分发 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 分發 | ||
Corsican distribuisce | ||
Croatian raspodijeliti | ||
Czech distribuovat | ||
Danish distribuere | ||
Dhivehi ބަހާށެވެ | ||
Dogri बंड दे | ||
Dutch distribueren | ||
English distribute | ||
Esperanto distribui | ||
Estonian levitada | ||
Ewe mamae | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) ipamahagi | ||
Finnish jakaa | ||
French distribuer | ||
Frisian distribuearje | ||
Galician distribuír | ||
Georgian დაარიგეთ | ||
German verteilen | ||
Greek διανέμω | ||
Guarani omosarambi | ||
Gujarati વહેચણી | ||
Haitian Creole distribye | ||
Hausa rarraba | ||
Hawaiian mahele | ||
Hebrew לְהָפִיץ | ||
Hindi वितरित करना | ||
Hmong faib faib | ||
Hungarian terjeszteni | ||
Icelandic dreifa | ||
Igbo kesaa | ||
Ilocano iwaras | ||
Indonesian mendistribusikan | ||
Irish dháileadh | ||
Italian distribuire | ||
Japanese 分配します | ||
Javanese nyebarake | ||
Kannada ವಿತರಿಸಿ | ||
Kazakh тарату | ||
Khmer ចែកចាយ | ||
Kinyarwanda gukwirakwiza | ||
Konkani वांटप करतात | ||
Korean 배포하다 | ||
Krio sheb am | ||
Kurdish belavkirin | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) دابەشکردن | ||
Kyrgyz таратуу | ||
Lao ແຈກຢາຍ | ||
Latin distribute | ||
Latvian izplatīt | ||
Lingala kokabola | ||
Lithuanian paskirstyti | ||
Luganda okugabanya | ||
Luxembourgish verdeelen | ||
Macedonian дистрибуира | ||
Maithili वितरित करब | ||
Malagasy zarao | ||
Malay mengedar | ||
Malayalam വിതരണം ചെയ്യുക | ||
Maltese tqassam | ||
Maori tohatoha | ||
Marathi वितरित | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯌꯦꯟꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo sem chhuak rawh | ||
Mongolian түгээх | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဖြန့်ဝေ | ||
Nepali वितरण | ||
Norwegian distribuere | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kugawira | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବଣ୍ଟନ କର | | ||
Oromo raabsuu | ||
Pashto توزیع | ||
Persian توزیع کردن | ||
Polish rozprowadzać | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) distribuir | ||
Punjabi ਵੰਡੋ | ||
Quechua rakiy | ||
Romanian distribui | ||
Russian раздавать | ||
Samoan tufatufa | ||
Sanskrit वितरन्ति | ||
Scots Gaelic sgaoileadh | ||
Sepedi aba | ||
Serbian дистрибуирати | ||
Sesotho aba | ||
Shona govera | ||
Sindhi کي ورهائڻ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) බෙදාහැරීම | ||
Slovak distribuovať | ||
Slovenian distribuirati | ||
Somali qaybi | ||
Spanish distribuir | ||
Sundanese ngadistribusikaeun | ||
Swahili kusambaza | ||
Swedish distribuera | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) ipamahagi | ||
Tajik тақсим кардан | ||
Tamil விநியோகிக்கவும் | ||
Tatar тарату | ||
Telugu పంపిణీ | ||
Thai แจกจ่าย | ||
Tigrinya ምክፍፋል | ||
Tsonga hangalasa | ||
Turkish dağıtmak | ||
Turkmen paýla | ||
Twi (Akan) kyekyɛ | ||
Ukrainian розподілити | ||
Urdu تقسیم | ||
Uyghur تارقىتىڭ | ||
Uzbek tarqatmoq | ||
Vietnamese phân phát | ||
Welsh dosbarthu | ||
Xhosa usasaze | ||
Yiddish פאַרשפּרייטן | ||
Yoruba kaakiri | ||
Zulu ukusabalalisa |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The etymology of "versprei" comes from Dutch, and its original meaning was "to spread straw." |
| Albanian | 'Shpërndaj' comes from Late Latin 'dispendere' which means 'to spend.' |
| Amharic | The word "አሰራጭ" can also mean "to make public" or "to expose", with the latter often used in the context of revealing a secret or crime. |
| Arabic | The word "نشر" originates from the Arabic root "ن ص ر" meaning "to support" or "to help" and thus also has a secondary meaning of "to spread out" or "to disperse". |
| Armenian | The Armenian word տարածել ('distribute') is also used to refer to the spreading of a disease or rumor |
| Azerbaijani | The word "paylamaq" is derived from the Proto-Turkic verb "*pay-", meaning "to divide, to distribute, to share". |
| Basque | The word 'banatu' has a Proto-Basque origin and is related to the words 'banaketa' (distribution) and 'banatzaile' (distributor). |
| Belarusian | This verb also means "to convey". |
| Bengali | The verb "বিতরণ" also means "explaining the meaning of a word" and is commonly used while teaching the scriptures in the Hindu religion. |
| Bosnian | The verb 'distribuirati' can also refer to the action of spreading something over an area. |
| Bulgarian | The verb "разпределя" in Bulgarian comes from the root "-пре-." This root has the meaning of "to cross" or "to pass through" and it is also found in other Slavic verbs such as "пересечь" in Russian, "preko" in Croatian, and "przez" in Polish. |
| Catalan | The word "distribuir" derives from the Latin "distribuere", meaning "to separate, divide, or share out". |
| Cebuano | The word "ipanghatag" also means "to share" or "to give away" in Cebuano. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word 分发 comes from the classical Chinese word 分派, meaning to assign, deploy, or send. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "分發" can also mean "to appoint or assign to a position or task." |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "distribuisce" also means "to spread out". |
| Croatian | The verb "raspodijeliti" comes from the Old Slavonic word "razdeliti", which means "to divide or separate". |
| Czech | The word "distribuovat" can also mean "to allot" or "to assign". |
| Danish | The Danish verb 'distribuere' derives from the Latin word 'distribuere' and retains the meaning of dividing something among several people or places. |
| Dutch | The word "distribueren" comes from the Latin word "distribuere" which means to "divide" or "share out". |
| Esperanto | "Distribui" also means "to assign" in Esperanto. |
| Estonian | The word "levitada" is derived from the Latin word "levitare", meaning "to lighten" or "to lift up." |
| Finnish | Jakaa derives from the Proto-Finnic "*jakaa", which also meant "to sow". |
| French | In French, the word 'distributeur' can also mean 'vending machine'. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "distribuearje" comes from the Latin word "distribuere," meaning "to divide or allot." |
| Galician | The Galician verb "distribuír" also means "to apportion", "to deal out", or "to divide something amongst several recipients." |
| Georgian | The word "დაარიგეთ" comes from the Proto-Kartvelian root "*are-g-« to put in order, assemble, distribute" which is also the origin of Armenian "արարել" (ararêl) "to create, do, make" and Laz "ari-/are" "to arrange, put in order, distribute". |
| German | The word "verteilen" in German is derived from the Old High German "farteljan" and can also mean to "share out" or to "divide up." |
| Greek | The verb διανέμω, ultimately derived from ἀνέμω 'to winnow', meant 'to divide in portions', 'to distribute', 'to divide amongst several', 'to dole out' and so on. |
| Gujarati | The word "વહેચણી" in Gujarati also refers to a type of pulley system used to draw water from a well. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "distribye" in Haitian Creole comes from the French word "distribuer", which also means "to distribute". |
| Hausa | The word "rarraba" in Hausa may also refer to the concept of "sharing" or "dividing something among multiple people". |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "mahele" can also mean "portion, share, division, or allotment, and it comes from the Proto-Austronesian root word *maqaR-, which means "to give". |
| Hebrew | The verb 'לְהָפִיץ' also means to 'disperse', a cognate to the Akkadian 'pašāšu', 'to spread'. |
| Hindi | The word 'वितरित करना' derives from the Sanskrit root 'वि', meaning 'apart', and 'त्रि', meaning 'three', signifying the act of dividing something into parts and distributing it. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "faib faib" not only means "distribute" but also refers to the process of sharing or giving away something. |
| Hungarian | The word "terjeszteni" is derived from the Old Hungarian word "terjedni," meaning "to spread" or "to extend." |
| Icelandic | Dreifa likely comes from an Old Norse verb meaning "to drive" and originally referred to distributing flocks to summer pastures. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word `kesaa` also means `to give alms, to share a portion, to give freely` |
| Indonesian | The word "mendistribusikan" in Indonesian comes from the Dutch word "distribueren" which means "to distribute". |
| Italian | The Italian verb "distribuire" also means "to divide" or "to share out". |
| Japanese | "分配します" can also refer to the process of allocating or assigning something, such as a task or a budget. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "nyebarake" is thought to be derived from the Proto-Austronesian word for rice that is strewn during a ritual to appease the gods. |
| Kannada | "ವಿತರಿಸಿ" is also used to describe distributing one's attention or allocating resources. |
| Kazakh | The word "тарату" is derived from the root "тар", meaning "to scatter" or "to spread". |
| Khmer | បុព្វបុរសខ្មែរដែលកើតនៅស្រីស្នាអាចជាម្ចាស់ចំណងយាមការចែកចាយនាទីរវាងពួកគេនិងអ្នកនៅជ្រោយថាញ់រួចយកឈ្មោះនគរនោះហៅឈ្មោះពួកគេ เผยให้เห็นว่าคนเขมรโบราณที่เกิดที่ Sri Snam อาจจะเป็นผู้คิดค้นระบบการแบ่งเวลาระหว่างพวกเขากับคนที่อยู่บนภูเขา Dang แล้วนำชื่อเมืองนั้นมาเป็นชื่อเรียกพวกเขา เผยให้เห็นว่าคนเขมรโบราณที่เกิดที่ Sri Snam อาจจะเป็นผู้คิดค้นระบบการแบ่งเวลาระหว่างพวกเขากับคนที่อยู่บนภูเขา Dang แล้วนำชื่อเมืองนั้นมาเป็นชื่อเรียกพวกเขา |
| Korean | The word '배포하다' comes from the Chinese word '布' meaning 'to spread out' and was originally used in the context of military deployment. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "belavkirin" shares the same root with "belkirin," meaning "to give" or "to share." |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "таратуу" also has a secondary meaning of "to break up" or "to scatter." |
| Latin | The Latin verb 'distribuo' also has the meaning of 'assign, allot' and is related to the noun 'distribus', which means 'division'. |
| Latvian | The word "izplatīt" also means "to spread" or "to disseminate" in English. |
| Lithuanian | The word 'paskirstyti' comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *per-, meaning 'to carry'. It shares this root with the English words 'ferry' and 'port'. |
| Luxembourgish | In the 15th century, "verdeelen" was used to describe the action of sharing loot between soldiers, highlighting the word's original connotation of dispersion. |
| Macedonian | In addition to its literal meaning, the Macedonian word "дистрибуира" can also refer to the act of sending out propaganda or disseminating information. |
| Malagasy | Zarao is also used with the meanings of: disseminate, spread out, strew, sprinkle or scatter (e.g. seeds) |
| Malay | The word "mengedar" (distribute) is derived from the Proto-Austronesian root "*daReŋ" meaning "to be scattered"} |
| Maltese | The origin of the Maltese word "tqassam" is uncertain but could be linked to the Arabic word "qassama", or it may be related to the Italian "distribuire". |
| Maori | The word 'tohatoha' also means 'to cut up', 'to divide', or 'to share out'. |
| Marathi | The word 'वितरित' (vitrit) is a Sanskrit loan word and is cognate with the English word 'distribute'. |
| Mongolian | Түгээх in Mongolian can also mean to scatter, to spread, or to disperse. |
| Nepali | वितरण ("distribute") shares the root 'वि' (dis-), suggesting dispersion. |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "distribuere" also means "divide", "disperse", "share out" and "distribute". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | "Kugwira" can also mean "to give"} |
| Pashto | In Pashto, "توزیع" also means "to distribute something into specific shares" and derives from the verb "وزیرول" (to distribute). |
| Persian | The word 'توزیع کردن' can also mean 'to distribute' or 'to divide'. |
| Polish | Rozprowadzać is also used to mean "to spread out" or "to scatter" in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the word "distribuir" also means to share or allot. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਵੰਡੋ" in Punjabi likely originates from the Sanskrit word "वितरति" (vitrati), meaning "to distribute" or "to scatter." |
| Romanian | "Distribui" is a verb of French origin that also means "to distribute water to fields, to irrigate" |
| Russian | The word "раздавать" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*razdati", meaning "to give" or "to divide". |
| Samoan | The word 'tufatufa' also has the meanings 'to spread out' and 'to scatter'. |
| Scots Gaelic | "Sgaoileadh" can also mean "to disperse, to scatter, to send out, to circulate" |
| Serbian | The word "дистрибуирати" (distribute) comes from the Latin word "distribuere", meaning "to divide or spread out." |
| Sesotho | "Aba" can also mean to put or to pour in Sesotho. |
| Shona | In some dialects, govera can also mean "divide" or "share". |
| Sindhi | The word "کي ورهائڻ" in Sindhi can also mean "to spread out" or "to scatter". |
| Slovak | V latinčine slovo distribuere znamená „rodeliť“, ale aj „odmerať“, „rozdeliť na diely“, alebo „priniesť“. |
| Slovenian | The word "distribuirati" can also mean "to divide" or "to allocate" in Slovenian. |
| Somali | The word "qaybi" in Somali can also refer to "a share". |
| Spanish | The word "distribuir" is derived from the Latin word "distribuere," meaning "divide" or "share." |
| Sundanese | "Ngadistribusikaeun" derives from the base word "distribusi" meaning "distribution" with the addition of the causative suffix "-keun". |
| Swahili | The noun **kusambaza** is originally from the Arabic verb ‘*sammaz*’ meaning ‘to nail’, ‘*kusummuzu*’ a nail in its verbal noun. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "distribuera" is a loanword from the Latin word "distribuere," which means "to distribute," "to divide," or "to apportion." |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Ipamahagi derives from the Proto-Austronesian root *paRi "to give, distribute" (also the source of English "present"). |
| Tajik | The Persian loanword "тақсим кардан" also means "to divide" or "to share out". |
| Telugu | The word "పంపిణీ" also means "to supply" or "to provide". |
| Thai | The word "แจกจ่าย" is derived from the Sanskrit word "dā", meaning "to give". |
| Turkish | "Dağıtmak" can also mean "to break up" or "to dispel" in Turkish, deriving from the Proto-Turkic verb "daγıt-" with the same meaning. |
| Ukrainian | The word "розподілити" derives from the Proto-Slavic word *raz-dĕl-i-ti, meaning "to divide or allocate." |
| Urdu | The word "تقسیم" (taqsīm) also means "division" in Urdu, derived from the Arabic root "قسم" (q-s-m), meaning "to cut" or "to divide". |
| Uzbek | The word "tarqatmoq" is derived from the Arabic word "tarjamaq", meaning "to interpret" or "to translate". |
| Vietnamese | The word "phân phát" in Vietnamese also has the meaning of "distributing something to each person or group according to their needs or circumstances." |
| Welsh | Dosbarthu can also mean 'to divide', 'to deal', or 'to distribute shares or dividends'. |
| Xhosa | "Usasaze" is derived from the Proto-Bantu root "-sas-", commonly used to denote the concept of "scattering" or "dispersing." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word פאַרשפּרייטן ('distribute') ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *sper-, meaning 'to scatter, to sow'. |
| Yoruba | The word "kaakiri" also means "everywhere" or "throughout" in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | "Ukusabalalisa" also connotes "to spread apart, scatter, or disseminate." |
| English | The word 'distribute' originates from the Latin 'distribuere', meaning to assign or divide among several recipients. |